Mental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

HealthNewsNigeriaMental Health Crisis In Benue IDP Camp Worries UNICEF

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2025

The growing mental health crisis among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has become a source of concern to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Over 100 people were killed by armed attackers in Yelwata on the night of June 13, forcing thousands to flee to an IDP camp located at the Makurdi International Market. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Gerida Birukila, who led United...

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2,700 Vulnerable Indigents In Bauchi, Jigawa States Receive Free Medical Care

HealthNewsNigeria2,700 Vulnerable Indigents In Bauchi, Jigawa States Receive Free Medical Care

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 27, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association, Bauchi State chapter, has conducted a medical outreach to over 2,700 indigents across Bauchi State and parts of Jigawa State. During the exercise, a Consultant Gynaecologist who is also the Vice Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, Bauchi State chapter, Dr. Kabiru Mohammed, explained that the intervention was championed by the Coordinating Minister of...

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Nigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 23, 2025

Nigeria has been ranked the 7th friendliest country to strangers in the world, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report released on Monday. The report, jointly published by Oxford University’s Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, assessed 147 countries based on various indicators, including self-reported well-being and prosocial behaviours such as helping others, volunteering, and charitable donations. While Nigeria scored high in friendliness, the country ranked 105th in overall...

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A Word, An Action, And We Kick Out Diphtheria

HealthNewsNigeriaA Word, An Action, And We Kick Out Diphtheria

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2025

Nigeria is experiencing an outbreak of diphtheria, with Kano state in the Northwestern region of the country at the epicenter. Given the highly contagious nature of the disease, it has spread to almost all the states of the federation, including Enugu state; this outbreak is a serious public health concern we must fight with knowledge, a change of attitude, and good practice of embracing vaccination. In Enugu, a 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with diphtheria, but,...

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President Tinubu Mourns legendary folklorist and musician, Mike Ejeagha

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu Mourns legendary folklorist and musician, Mike Ejeagha

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 9, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Nigeria’s legendary folklorist and highlife musician, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, who passed away on Friday, 7 June 2025, at the age of 95. The late Ejeagha, celebrated for his profound contributions to Igbo music and oral tradition, reportedly died at his residence in the Abakpa Nike area of Enugu after a prolonged illness. Until his death, he was revered as one of Nigeria’s most influential indigenous storytellers and songwriters,...

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Nigeria’s Health Budget Too Small to Solve Sector’s Crisis – Bill Gates

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Health Budget Too Small to Solve Sector’s Crisis – Bill Gates

PilotnewsJune 5, 2025

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s poor funding of its health sector, warning that the country cannot continue to rely on foreign aid to fix its healthcare system. Speaking with journalists during a media chat in Lagos on Wednesday, Gates described Nigeria’s health budget as grossly inadequate to meet the pressing needs of its growing population. “When you look at the numbers, the amount Nigeria spends on healthcare...

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New Netflix Price Hike Hits Nigerian Subscribers

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNew Netflix Price Hike Hits Nigerian Subscribers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 5, 2025

For the third time in just over a year, Netflix has increased its subscription fees in Nigeria. The streaming giant quietly announced the new prices on Tuesday, 4th June 2025—its first price adjustment for the year. This comes after two previous increases in 2024 alone. The new rates affect all subscription tiers Under the new structure, the Premium Plan, which allows Ultra HD streaming on up to four screens, has risen from ₦7,000 to ₦8,500,...

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Nigeria Has the World’s Lowest Life Expectancy at Just 54.6 Years

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Has the World’s Lowest Life Expectancy at Just 54.6 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 5, 2025

Nigeria has been ranked as the country with the lowest life expectancy in the world, with an average of just 54.6 years, according to the latest data from the United Nations World Population Prospects. This figure places Nigeria at the bottom of a list of 25 countries with the lowest life expectancy at birth globally, as visualised in a recent infographic by Visual Capitalist. Despite being one of Africa’s largest economies, Nigeria’s average life span...

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MRHC Provides Maternal Care To 7,883 Pregnant Women In Lagos

HealthNewsNigeriaMRHC Provides Maternal Care To 7,883 Pregnant Women In Lagos

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2025

No fewer than 7,883 pregnant women across 12 local government areas in Lagos State have received antenatal and emergency care from the maternal health programme of the Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRHC) under the initiative, known as MamaBase. The programme aimed to improve maternal health outcomes in underserved communities by linking women to health facilities and providing access to essential services at no cost was implemented between October 2023 and September 2024. The acting...

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Kano accounts for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria – Professor Hamisu Salihu

HealthNewsNigeriaKano accounts for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria – Professor Hamisu Salihu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

The Director-General of Kano Independent Research Center Trust (KIRCT), Professor Hamisu Salihu, has said Kano state is responsible for 30 percent of tuberculosis cases in Nigeria. He says this makes Kano state the highest cases per capita globally. The DG disclosed this during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on clinical research between the center and the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) in Kano on Wednesday. He said the center now...

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